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'Rent-a-hacker' debate gets heated

In my opinion D. Sparkes is quiet clear minded to think that employing hackers could encourage people to hack in order to be employed to secure companies!

I'll be interested to know if some ppl in AO follows that philosophy: Hack for their CV!

For me, I never be a hacker & I will not , I'm just a telecom engineer with security background learnt on the field.

Full article here
A hacker has more of an insight into the minds and workings of another hacker," he said. "Personally I think it would be a great asset to a company to have a hacker as a security consultant, or even as an administrator for security."

However, not all respondents were of the same opinion. David Sparkes, a systems integration engineer working in the telecoms sector, expressed concerns about the messages it would send out - suggesting many may come to think of hacking as a career move, something which they can later put on a CV.

"If you employ hackers then you are actually encouraging more people to become hackers," he said.

The real question is how can u prove u've enough security expertise 2 b consultant. Trust the CV?
2 years of sec admin when the network had never been really attacked is not similar that the one how've been hacked in term of knowledge & experience.
What's the best CV: Saying u're the best bcose the network had never been broken through or sying u're one of the best bcose u faced huge attacks?

An easier way to prove ur sec expertise is to hack & prove u're the 1 who did it & that's a big point of concern since sec business is growing up.

I think it really does have to do with the person and their background. I can see if someone got in trouble when they were like maybe in the age range of 10-20 with the law... I wouldn't hold it against them if they were like 25 and applying for a job at my company. Then again it would all depend on WHAT exactly they were "hacking" into or what not.

There are two sides to every coin, and many different ways to take things. Sometimes the best hackers, in the past, have gotten great jobs in security companies or banks after they got out of jail (hell they had a job while they were given the job while still in jail). It's a big topic with many different sides and such...

We could sit here and argue out the logistics all day.

~ AciD's 2 cents

[shadow]There is no right and wrong, only fun and boring...Formatting my server because someone hacked into it sounds pretty boring to me...
That\'s why it\'s all about AntiOnline.com![/shadow]

All super valid points! For myself, I was tired of changing a game to make it easier, funner, heck...even more challenging. So, I can do this, I can do that. Why not the ultimate challenge(at least it was back in the day). So here is this 19yr. old kid, somewhat full sys access...major charge card issuer....you can see where i was getting to. Anyway, 08 mths in a detention facility, 03 felonies later, only now I write my own ticket. It IS all about the individual, morally and ethically. I used to think it was funny to steal an ice cream bar from the store when I was a kid. Now I understand all too well how that one thing can make or break the bottom line.
Agreed on the hacker/cracker scenario. I choose to be neither( as labels go) I just do what I looooove to do, to the best of my abilities. Yes, I could do it. But if I do, it's the sam eold thing all over again. Been there, done that. (it would also eat at me until I had to boast, like before)....Kinda makes you wonder as to which Admin watched one too many Cary Grant's ......